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NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez issued a five-paragraph handwritten apology "for the mistakes that led to my suspension" on Tuesday without detailing specifics about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. Ready to report back to the Yankees following a seasonlong suspension for violating baseball's drug agreement and labor contract, Rodriguez apologized to team officials in person during a meeting at the ballpark on Feb. 10. They suggested he hold a news conference before the start of spring training this Friday and offered the use of Yankee Stadium, but Rodriguez declined. Rodriguez held an apologetic news conference in 2009 at the team's facility in Tampa, Florida,...

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